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Baningi abesifazane abazozibona endabeni kaJess. -Faith Sullivan, umbhali owine indondo yeGood Night, uMnu Wodehouse
Kwakuyindawo yokusebenzela yokudweba eyathatha isonto lonke eSante Fe. Maphakathi noMashi. Vele engikudingayo ukuze ngibalekele imiphumela yekhephu elake laba neqhwa elake laba khona eMinnesota February. Ngibhukhe cishe yonke into, lapho sengihlele ukuhamba ngendiza, ngazishaya emhlane ngokuzibeka engcupheni ngokukhipha ikhadi lami le-AMEX ukuze ngihambe. Ukungalindeli imfudumalo ngempela, ukusuka nje eqhweni nasezindongeni eziphakathi nobusika kuzokwanela.
Lapho lifika, ugwadule lwaluhluke kakhulu eqhweni naseqhweni kangangokuthi ngangingeke ngikwazi ukukungenisa.
Ngemuva kwehora lokudlela kanye nesidlo sakusihlwa nokuxakaniseka kwemihlangano yokuqala, umhlanganisi wadonsela iqembu embuthanweni ozungeze iziko le-adobe ukuze asichazele ngesonto elizayo. Izingeniso kuqala, kunjalo, -igama, lapho uhlala khona nokuthile okuphathelene nawe ngaphezu kwempilo yakho yokudweba. Unikeze ipuleti lamakhukhi kumuntu wokuqala, ukuqala.
“NginguSophie, waseDes Moines Iowa, ngidivosile, nginabazukulu ababili abathandekayo engizobavakashela ngaphambi kokuba ngibuyele e-Iowa,” ehleka. “Ngizama ukugwema ukuncibilika kwentwasahlobo.”
“Meggie lapha. Umfelokazi waseChicago. Lolu wuhambo lwami lokuqala lokuya eningizimu-ntshonalanga — ngijabule kakhulu ngobuhle bendawo — kuhluke kakhulu kunalokho engikujwayele. ”
Umfelokazi noma ohlukanisile?
“UDot — futhi ngingumfelokazi wake wahlukanisa kanye — futhi ngiyakutshela ukuthi yikuphi okungcono!” Wonke umuntu wahleka lokho. UDot waphendukela kumakhelwane wakhe ukuze adlulise ipuleti lamakhukhi, lapho uFiona, izihlalo ezimbalwa phansi wathi. Shono-lokho kuzwakala njengesifundo sonke esizofunda kuso. ”
Kuyagigitheka okumbalwa, bese kwengeza uFiona. "Ngiqinisile. Ngicela ungihlanganyele? ”
UDot, owesifazane okhangayo onezinwele zika-ginger, ubheke kumhlanganisi sengathi unemvume, bese ebheka kubo bonke abesifazane abayisishiyagalombili abazungeze umbuthano. "Yebo, akekho noyedwa kini ongazi kahle, kodwa anginamahloni futhi ngingabelana uma kungukuthi yilokho ongathanda ...."
Njengokungathi kushintshwe inkinobho yokukhanyisa, isimo esiqine ngokwedlulele seqembu sabonakala ngathi siyanyamalala, ngobuso obubheke ngabomvu buvutha amalangabi. Leli qhekeza leqhwa alizange linikezwe kepha lasebenza kahle.
“Kulungile, nakhu kuhamba. Ngineminyaka engamashumi amahlanu ubudala. Ngashada nomyeni wami wokuqala uTom lapho sisebancane, ngaphandle nje kwekolishi. Sakhulisa izingane zethu, uJoe noJoclyn eDenver. Besilwa nemali ekuqaleni, kodwa ibhizinisi likaTom lasuka; wayengusonkontileka futhi ngasiza ekuphatheni ibhizinisi — ngingu-accountant. Besishade iminyaka engu-15 ngesikhathi eshona, umdlavuza we-pancreatic, wafika ngokuzumayo futhi wamthatha ngokushesha. ” Amehlo kaDot acwebezele umzuzwana, bese ehlisa izwi kancane. “Kwakubi kithina sonke.”
Kube nokukhononda okuphansi eqenjini, kepha uDot waqhubeka ngokushesha. “Kodwa, ngokushesha ngangizungezwe abangane abanothando — Mina noTom sineqembu elikhulu labangane bemibhangqwana engangisiza phakathi nenqubo yokulila, sithatha izingane ukulala ubusuku uma ngidinga ukuphumula.
Usizo lwabo lwangivumela ukuthi ngigxile ebhizinisini, ngakho-ke ekugcineni ngangingalithengisa. Ngagcina umsebenzi wami usebenzela umnikazi omusha. Abangane bavele bangamukela nezingane zami emindenini yabo. Sasizizwa sisekelwa futhi sinakekelwa. Isimo sethu sezezimali sasingakaze sibe sibi, ikakhulu kwakuyizici zenhlalo ezazisengqondweni yami, kodwa azange kube isikhathi eside njengoba nganginomngane njalo— abangane bomndeni engingathembela kubo.
Izingane nazo zenze umehluko, zenza umehluko kuJoe, owayemkhumbula kakhulu uBaba wakhe esemusha. Kepha, wayenobaba abaningana abambelethayo ababemgcina ekhuthele kwezemidlalo futhi bemkhulisela emfushane uma eyidinga. Ngaso sonke isikhathi engisekela. ”
UDot waqalaza igumbi lonke wadonsa umoya ngaphambi kokuthi aqhubeke. “Ngemuva kokuba izingane seziye esikoleni, ngangikulungele ukuqala ukuphola. Abangane bami bezithandani babefuna ukungimisa, futhi sakwenza lokho amahlandla ambalwa, kepha bekungalunganga neze. Kuzwakale ngathi ukuthandana nabazala bami. ” Iqembu lahleka futhi uDot wachaza. “Uyazi, njengokujwayeleka nje. Ngizwe sengathi ngidinga ukuhlola iqembu elisha lomphakathi kancane. Ekugcineni, ngahlangana nomfana othile ekilasini lokwelulelwa ekolishi engangilifunda — uJeff, uthisha empeleni, saqala ukuthandana. ”
“Ngangikuthanda ukuphola. Okuthile mayelana nokukhululeka futhi; ngaphandle kwemithwalo yemfanelo yebhizinisi okufanele iqhutshwe noma izingane ezizogada kakhulu. Ngicabanga ukuthi ngathandana nalowo muzwa wenkululeko ngaphezu kukaJeff.
Ngemuva kweminyaka embalwa sihamba phakathi kwezindlu ezimbili, sashada nami ngathuthela kwakhe. Ngawuyeka umsebenzi wami futhi angikwazanga ukusebenzisa iminyaka yami yesipiliyoni endaweni efanayo, kodwa ngathatha umsebenzi ngasekhaya lakhe, ibanga ukusuka eholidini lami lakudala. ”
“O, oh.” Lawa magama abonakala eza ngokuzithandela evela kuSophie, ukuhlakanipha kowesifazane onezinwele zakhe ku-up un-do. Washeshe wafaka isandla emlonyeni, kwangathi uzobuyisa amagama, kepha wonke umuntu wambheka waze wakhuluma.
“Hhayi-ke, yilokho okwenzeke kimi ngenkathi ngithatha ikhefu. Lapho mina nomyeni wami senza izibalo zezindleko zokunakekelwa kwezinsuku ziqhathaniswa nomholo wami, njengomhlaziyi webhizinisi-savumelana ukuthi kufanele ngihlale nabo ekhaya iminyaka embalwa.
Noma ngazama ukuhambisana nomsebenzi wami ngokuthatha izingcezu zomsebenzi futhi ngigcine insimu yami lapho sengikulungele ukubuyela emsebenzini, ngangibhekwa njengesisebenzi “somkhondo womama” futhi umholo wami wabuyela ezingeni eliphansi kakhulu . ”
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Waqhubeka, manje enomunyu othile. "Kuthe lapho ngihlukanisa ngonyaka olandelayo, ukukhetha kwethu ukuthi ngihlale ekhaya iminyaka embalwa akubonanga njengemali engenile emndenini ukuze sihlawule."
Lokho bekubonakala kuvula amasango ezikhukhula engxoxweni. Wonke umuntu ubebonakala enendaba yakhe siqu ngemibono ehlukene yabafelokazi nabahlukanisile. Abafelokazi babebonakala bethola ukwesekwa ngabangane ababuthana ngenxa yokushona komyeni, abadivosile babebonakala njengabalingani bomshado abahlulekile, okufanele bagwenywe uma kungenzeka babambe.
Ingabe owesifazane ohlukanisile uthathwa njengomfelokazi? Noma abantu banqikaza kancane ukunikeza usizo nokusekela kowesifazane ohlukanisile? Abafelokazi bayasizwa ekungeneni kabusha komphakathi, futhi abadivosile bavame ukubhekwa njengenhlobo ehlukile. Lokhu akungaphikwa ukuthi izinkinga ezibhekene nabafelokazi ziyesabeka futhi ziyakhubaza. Kodwa-ke, umfelokazi noma ohlukanisile, impilo igcwele izinxushunxushu kubo bobabili.
Ngemuva kokwabelana mahhala konke, laba besifazane babebophezelekile. Ngisho nomunye umfelokazi owayesekamelweni wayeqonda ukuthi abafelokazi babephathwa ngendlela ehlukile kunezehlukaniso.
Ekugcineni, ngesikhathi segebe engxoxweni, uDot wafingqa ngokwazi ukubheka nxazonke ekamelweni.
“Uyabona, ngikutshele ukuthi enye ibingcono!” Ngemuva kwalokho, uSophie wabamba i-gaffe kuqala wathi: “Hheyi, Dot — awufuni muntu ozovivinya le mbono yoMfelokazi noma isehlukaniso, akunjalo?”